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Willow Ermine

Yponomeuta rorrella

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in United Kingdom.January 0, February 0, March 0, April 0, May 9, June 28, July 121, August 27, September 0, October 0, November 0, December 0.
United Kingdom185
England184
Finland35
Netherlands28
Uusimaa24
Germany19
France12
Denmark11
Finland Proper10
Niedersachsen9

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyErmine Moths · Yponomeutidae
GenusSmall Ermine Moths · Yponomeuta

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